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..:~=†§@## the honey is a condensation of a thick ##@§†=~:..
...:~=†§@# liquid, inherent to all mazes. #@§†=~:...
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........:~ mainly collected by the lizardfolk of ~:........
.......:~= the kirugu vargir desert, in the =~:.......
......:~=† underlying tunnels. it's use and †=~:......
.....:~=†§ possession is illegal within the city. §†=~:.....
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...:~=†§@# #@§†=~:...
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.:~=†§@### : properties : ###@§†=~:.
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....:~=†§@ the honey is a reddish amber, very @§†=~:....
.....:~=†§ viscous (but still pourable). it smells §†=~:.....
......:~=† slightly of eucalyptus, and has a †=~:......
.......:~= mostly bitter taste. =~:.......
........:~ ~:........
.......:~= it's highly addictive, and possess =~:.......
......:~=† strong psychotropic effects. †=~:......
.....:~=†§ §†=~:.....
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...:~=†§@# :::::::::::::: #@§†=~:...
..:~=†§@## : collection : ##@§†=~:..
.:~=†§@### :::::::::::::: ###@§†=~:.
..:~=†§@## ##@§†=~:..
...:~=†§@# the honey materializes in vaccuums #@§†=~:...
....:~=†§@ within any labyrinthine space. the more @§†=~:....
.....:~=†§ folded and ambiguous, the faster it §†=~:.....
......:~=† emerges. the cavernous systems under †=~:......
.......:~= the desert of kirugu serves this =~:.......
........:~ purpose very well - the lizards use ~:........
.......:~= pumps to empty small boxes or jars of =~:.......
......:~=† air, which then are left overnight and †=~:......
.....:~=†§ harvested the next day. §†=~:.....
....:~=†§@ @§†=~:....
...:~=†§@# most spaces are somewhat mazelike, and #@§†=~:...
..:~=†§@## it's not uncommon for lizards in kirugu ##@§†=~:..
.:~=†§@### veszelle city to keep a few jars (often ###@§†=~:.
..:~=†§@## hanged from the ceiling in metal crowns ##@§†=~:..
...:~=†§@# made for this purpose). however, these #@§†=~:...
....:~=†§@ may take weeks to fill. @§†=~:....
.....:~=†§ §†=~:.....
......:~=† †=~:......
.......:~= ::::::::::::: =~:.......
........:~ : as a drug : ~:........
.......:~= ::::::::::::: =~:.......
......:~=† †=~:......
.....:~=†§ . one spoon . §†=~:.....
....:~=†§@ ..... @§†=~:....
...:~=†§@# the drug is used by the lizards in #@§†=~:...
..:~=†§@## these small (but often continuous) ##@§†=~:..
.:~=†§@### doses. this heightens the senses ###@§†=~:.
..:~=†§@## somewhat but at the cost of a lessened ##@§†=~:..
...:~=†§@# ability to multi-task - context #@§†=~:...
....:~=†§@ switching might take longer and be more @§†=~:....
.....:~=†§ confusing. §†=~:.....
......:~=† †=~:......
.......:~= =~:.......
........:~ . four spoons . ~:........
.......:~= ..... =~:.......
......:~=† multitasking becomes very hard (the †=~:......
.....:~=†§ thought does not occur). senses more §†=~:.....
....:~=†§@ acute but "unimportant" (ignored). @§†=~:....
...:~=†§@# inner perceptions take the upper hand, #@§†=~:...
..:~=†§@## abstraction and memory faculties are ##@§†=~:..
.:~=†§@### sharpened severely. slight telepathy ###@§†=~:.
..:~=†§@## (mostly moods) with other honey eaters. ##@§†=~:..
...:~=†§@# sense of thirst dissappears. still easy #@§†=~:...
....:~=†§@ to move around the body (if so @§†=~:....
.....:~=†§ inclined). §†=~:.....
......:~=† †=~:......
.......:~= =~:.......
........:~ . seven spoons . ~:........
.......:~= ..... =~:.......
......:~=† the honey eater becomes unresponsive to †=~:......
.....:~=†§ normal stimuli, but able to override §†=~:.....
....:~=†§@ their own senses with dreamlike @§†=~:....
...:~=†§@# imagery. sharing of thoughts with other #@§†=~:...
..:~=†§@## eaters, mood reading of those who stay ##@§†=~:..
.:~=†§@### sober (worth noting that the thoughts ###@§†=~:.
..:~=†§@## are very fragmented and hard to ##@§†=~:..
...:~=†§@# decipher, unless you are at a similar #@§†=~:...
....:~=†§@ level of spoons). at this point the @§†=~:....
.....:~=†§ body is hard to move, and starts losing §†=~:.....
......:~=† water. †=~:......
.......:~= =~:.......
........:~ ~:........
.......:~= . nine spoons and above . =~:.......
......:~=† ..... †=~:......
.....:~=†§ overdose. body losing water quickly, §†=~:.....
....:~=†§@ and is completely unable to move. there @§†=~:....
...:~=†§@# is intermittent thought sharing with #@§†=~:...
..:~=†§@## sober persons (although ##@§†=~:..
.:~=†§@### unintelligible). memeories are sharded ###@§†=~:.
..:~=†§@## or not formed. ##@§†=~:..
...:~=†§@# #@§†=~:...
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.....:~=†§ ::::::::::: §†=~:.....
......:~=† : dangers : †=~:......
.......:~= ::::::::::: =~:.......
........:~ ~:........
.......:~= most deaths are due to loss of water - =~:.......
......:~=† thirst is one of the last senses to †=~:......
.....:~=†§ restable after coming down, often gone §†=~:.....
....:~=†§@ for up to twenty four hours. at higher @§†=~:....
...:~=†§@# doses it's hard to move, even if you #@§†=~:...
..:~=†§@## would remember drinking (which is also ##@§†=~:..
.:~=†§@### made harder by the attention focusing ###@§†=~:.
..:~=†§@## properties of the honey). ##@§†=~:..
...:~=†§@# #@§†=~:...
....:~=†§@ people are known to suffer injuries @§†=~:....
.....:~=†§ from being still in unfavourable §†=~:.....
......:~=† climates for too long, sometimes to the †=~:......
.......:~= point of death. another danger is =~:.......
........:~ actually locomotion of the body... ~:........
.......:~= walking around is still somewhat =~:.......
......:~=† possible after losing sight, which have †=~:......
.....:~=†§ lead to seveal falls. additionally, §†=~:.....
....:~=†§@ robberies of the intoxicated are common. @§†=~:....
...:~=†§@# #@§†=~:...
..:~=†§@## lastly, albeit very rare, it's possible ##@§†=~:..
.:~=†§@### to die of pure overdose (on the scale ###@§†=~:.
..:~=†§@## of jars of honey) before being killed ##@§†=~:..
...:~=†§@# by thirst. there are rumors that this #@§†=~:...
....:~=†§@ leaves "ghosts", who will still share @§†=~:....
.....:~=†§ their thoughts long after their bodies §†=~:.....
......:~=† are dead and gone. †=~:......
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